ArcaOS includes a new graphical File Open Container, or File Picker, which should make it easier to file and select files for opening in various applications. Some of the highlights of this component are:
- Icon and Details view, selectable via toolbar or context menu, with Icon view further customizable from the Workplace Shell object in the System Setup folder
- Optional Preview pane, configurable from the Workplace Shell object in the System Setup folder
- Ability to pre-scan all, local, or no directory trees to improve performance of directory tree browsing
- May be configured to retain up to 128 of the most recently selected files and directories
- Customizable exclusion list for applications which provide their own special file open containers (see the second FOC page in the Workplace Shell object)
- Sort directory content by name, size, or last write date
- Create, delete, and rename directories and open their WPS Properties notebooks
- Rename and delete files and open their WPS Properties notebooks
- Convenient tree view, with drives and directories on the left and files on the right (directories may optionally also be listed in the files pane)
To personalize the behavior of this component, open the Workplace Shell object in the System Setup folder and select the FOC tab.
The new FOC is enabled by default. To disable it and switch back to the original OS/2 file open dialog:
- Open an OS/2 command prompt.
- Change to the \sys\INSTALL\FOC directory on the boot volume.
- Type “filedlgtofocdlg /U” and press <Enter>.
- Restart the system.
To reenable the new FOC (any previous settings should be restored):
- Open an OS/2 command prompt.
- Change to the \sys\INSTALL\FOC directory on the boot volume.
- Type “filedlgtofocdlg /I” and press <Enter>.
- Restart the system.
See the README.TXT located in the \sys\doc\ArcaOS directory and in the root of the installation medium for more information.
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